CBC Vancouver Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference

Written by ICBC Staff on September 23, 2019. Posted in CBC Vancouver.

David Branfman’s Report From The International Cannabis Business Conference In Vancouver

By David Branfman, Branfman Mayfield Bustarde Reichenthal LLP We have just returned from the International Cannabis Business...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 7, 2019. Posted in CBC Vancouver.

The International Cannabis Business Conference Is Coming Back To Vancouver, B.C. September 15-16

The International Cannabis Business Conference is bringing its unparalleled combination of cannabis industry, policy, advocacy, and...

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Written by Johnny Green on September 2, 2019. Posted in CBC Vancouver.

Learn The Latest About B.C Cannabis Regulations At The ICBC In Vancouver

The cannabis industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries on the planet. It’s one of many reasons why being a cannabis...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 27, 2019. Posted in CBC Vancouver.

California’s Top Cannabis Regulator To Speak At The Upcoming International Cannabis Business Conference In Vancouver

California is a pioneer when it comes to cannabis policy. It was the first state in the country to legalize cannabis for medical use when...

Written by Johnny Green on August 26, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Rule Change Allows Cannabis Packaging To Be Recycled At B.C. Stores

The emerging legal cannabis industry is facing a huge sustainability dilemma involving cannabis packaging. Packaging requirements in...

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Written by Johnny Green on August 26, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Total Jobs In Canada’s Cannabis Industry Has Nearly Quadrupled In The Past Year

One very large benefit to reforming cannabis laws and implementing a regulated cannabis industry is the creation of jobs. Unlike many...

Written by Randy Smith on August 20, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

The Race To Conquer Cannabis Europe

Author: Marguerite Arnold Canadian canna-businesses have had a giant head start, but they do not have a monopoly on international...

Written by Randy Smith on August 13, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

ICBC is one of the top cannabis events in the world, according to Entrepreneur Magazine

ICBC is one of the top cannabis events in the world, according to Entrepreneur Magazine Green Entrepreneur, the cannabis-focused...

Written by Randy Smith on August 6, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Cannabis Investment Hotspots To Still Consider

Written by: Marguerite Arnold International Cannabis Investment Hotspots That Aren’t Canada Canada always has a lot of buzz as a...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 31, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, ICBC Berlin, Medical.

German Pharmacists Support Medical Cannabis, See Market Growth

The German cannabis patient community has grown by leaps and bounds since the program was approved a few years ago and the International...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 30, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

Canadian Cannabis Company to Open Retail Herb House in Jamaica

The international cannabis industry is getting more interconnected than ever before and Canadians are still leading the way while other...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 29, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

UK MPs Expect to Legalize Cannabis Within the Next 5 to 15 Years

Three United Kingdom Members of Parliament, representing the Conservative, Labour, and Liberal Democrat parties all recently traveled to...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 26, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Thailand Jumps Into Cannabis Tourism Ring

Thailand, last year’s last minute cannabis reformer (along with Israel, on Christmas Day, as a “gift” to the Thai...

Written by ICBC Staff on July 25, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

ICBC Vancouver Features a Yacht After Party Headlined by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill!

The International Cannabis Business Conference returns to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, this September 15-16, with our...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 24, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Outdoor Growing: Another Canadian Cannabis Innovation Suitable For Export?

With the news that Health Canada has authorized outdoor cultivation (see Aurora), the entire cultivation conversation has now shifted...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 23, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Patients Are Powering the European Cannabis Industry

It is a truism in the room that the cannabis industry, globally, and in each region of the world it springs forth in, is driven first by...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 22, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Venture Capitalists Invest a Record Breaking Amount in the Cannabis Industry!

It makes sense that investors, including venture capitalists, are investing more and more in the cannabis industry each and every year....

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 19, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Thailand Takes Early Lead in the Asian Cannabis Market

Positive cannabis law reforms have been taking hold all across the world, while Asia with many of its nations still maintaining draconian...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 18, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Will Annual CBD Sales Outpace Legal Cannabis?

While business isn’t exactly easy, both cannabis and CBD sales are booming at the macro level and revenue numbers should continue...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 17, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Out of Africa: The New Cannabis Trade Looming With Europe

There does not seem to be an end to cannabis demand the new market in Europe is creating – at least if you are looking at where far...

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Written by Anthony Johnson on July 16, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC San Francisco, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canada Needs to Adapt as US, Especially California, Cannabis Industry Grows

Canadian cannabis companies have been given a leg up on its global competition, but that advantage is being eroded and could be...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 15, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC San Francisco, CBC Vancouver.

Hip-Hop Mogul Jay-Z Teams Up with California Bay Area Cannabis Company

With fourteen albums reaching #1 on the Billboard charts, a net worth of a billion dollars, and a marriage to Beyonce, it would seem like...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 12, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Canadian Cannabis Job Market Heating Up Along With the Industry

While the regulated Canadian cannabis industry has grown at a slower pace than many expected, the market is heating up as more retailers...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 11, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Colombia Is Looking to Join Canada As a Global Cannabis Industry Leader

Canada has led the global cannabis industry ever since it first legalized medical cannabis. For awhile, the Netherlands was the only...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 10, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

United States Congress Held Historic Hearing on Cannabis Legalization Today

The cannabis legalization movement has made tremendous strides over the last two decades, creating a patchwork of legal states and...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 9, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Serious Cannabis Legalization Efforts Kick Off in the United Kingdom

The British press has picked up coverage of the cannabis industry lately, noticing that two special interest groups, with funding...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 8, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

United States Congress Putting Pressure on the FDA to Regulate Cannabis

Last year’s federal farm bill was a landmark achievement that legalized cannabidiol (CBD) derived from hemp, setting in motion the...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 5, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

A Strong Majority of Londoners Want Freedom From Cannabis Prohibition

63% of Londoners Support Full Legalization: What’s Next? The Evening Standard, like many of its Fleet Street contemporaries, is...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 3, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural.

Canada Has Seen a 40% Increase in Cannabis Consumption

Canada has clearly been a global cannabis industry leader since it first legalized medical use in 2001 a trend that has only grown as the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 2, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC San Francisco, CBC Vancouver.

U.S. Cannabis Sales Projected to Hit $30 Billion by 2024!

With more and more states ending cannabis prohibition, it isn’t surprising to know that legal sales are increasing rather rapidly...

Written by Anthony Johnson on July 1, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Medical, Politics.

Ireland Announces Launch of Medical Cannabis Program

In 2016, an Irish toddler became the first legal medical cannabis patient in Ireland after his parent successfully acquired authorization...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 28, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

French Government-Tasked Commission Urges Cannabis Legalization

Everyone can see that cannabis policy reforms have been advancing around the free world and Europe is certainly a hotbed of activity as...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 25, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Cannabis Companies Invest in the UK, Expecting A Bigger European Market

More and more cannabis markets in Europe are opening up and the new, limited medicinal market in the United Kingdom has established...

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Written by Anthony Johnson on June 24, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canada Brings in $186 Million in Tax Revenue as Sales Continue to Increase

It’s no secret that cannabis sales in Canada have gotten off to a relatively slow start as the government has taken a rather...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 21, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Full-Time U.S. Cannabis Jobs to Top 175,000, Increasing 34%, in 2019

Earlier this week, an economic report projected global cannabis sales to increase to 36% in 2019, with dramatic growth expected over the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 20, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Global Cannabis Sales Could Reach $15 Billion in 2019, $40 Billion by 2024

Based on current sales, as well as reasonable projections regarding new markets, an industry report projects that global cannabis sales...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 19, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Molson Coors to Brew Cannabis Drinks in Canada, CBD Versions in the U.S.

It was big news when Molson Coors Brewing Company announced that it was forging a partnership to brew non-alcoholic cannabis drinks in...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 17, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canada Finalizes Cannabis Edibles, Extracts, & Concentrates Regulations

Health Canada recently released its final regulations regarding the sale of cannabis-infused edibles, extracts, and concentrates, finally...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 14, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural.

Canadian Craft Cannabis Company Pasha Brands Elevates Longtime Advocate

When a major milestone is met, there were many small and big steps along the way that helped forge that path forward, and cannabis policy...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 13, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural, Politics.

The Oregon Legislature Approves Cannabis Exports, Will the U.S. Follow Suit?

Various localities’ ability to become “laboratories of democracy” (to an extent) and implement their own laws is a...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 12, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural.

The Church of England to Invest in Medical Cannabis

England has rarely been invaded by anyone or anything. In fact the last invasion of note happened in 1066 (see William the Conqueror)....

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 11, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Is Canada Losing Ground to the United States as the Global Cannabis Leader?

There is absolutely no doubt that Canada has been the global leader in the international cannabis market. Step by step in recent years,...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 7, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Declining Profits Bringing Beer Companies Into the Cannabis Industry

Recognizing the growth of the burgeoning cannabis industry is enough to bring a lot of companies, entrepreneurs, and investors into the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 7, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver.

Cannabis Companies Hiring and Paying More Than Other Industries

With Illinois becoming the 11th state to legalize cannabis, Delaware inching forward to becoming #12, and New Jersey and New York on the...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 6, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Cultural.

Canadian Craft Cannabis Leader Pasha Brands Acquires Producer & Processor

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has a long and deserved reputation as a pioneering cannabis leader. Sensible policies and a...

Written by Anthony Johnson on June 5, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Cannabis Sparks a U.S.-Canadian War for Top Employees

Canada has gotten a head start on legalization, but the United States is catching up with Illinois becoming the 11th state to end...

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Written by Anthony Johnson on June 4, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Canadian Cannabis Infused Edibles and Products to Be a $2.7 Billion Market

Like a lot of places that have legalized regulated cannabis commerce, Canada has experienced some growing pains. The transition from a...

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 31, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Cannabis Companies Lobby the FDA to Fully Legalize CBD

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen CBD products on the shelves. You’ve probably even heard folks talk...

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 29, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, CBC Zurich, Politics.

Former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher Joins Cannabis Company Board

Former Orange County Republican Dana Rohrabacher, fresh off the heels of his keynote address at the International Cannabis Business...

Written by Anthony Johnson on May 29, 2019. Posted in Business, CBC Vancouver, Politics.

Republican Senators Hopeful for Passage of Cannabis Banking Act

Whether you favor legalization or not, you should support allowing state-regulated cannabis businesses to access banking services....